Tag: The Artist is Present

IT IS NO SECRET THAT THE ART WORLD, though responsible for propagating spectacular, history-shaping movements, has been at best an uneven playing field for men versus women in the fight for respect and artistic reification. At worst it’s served as an unassailable fortress wherein institutionalized sexism is not just a latent function of the system…

Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present directed by Matthew Akers is a documentary that examines the artistic career of Marina Abramović, one of the most famous performance artists in the world whose career has spanned nearly four decades. The film centers around a retrospective exhibition of Abramović's work in 2010 at The Museum of Modern…